Kigali Convention Centre | |
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Address | Kigali Roundabout, Kimihurura |
Location | Kigali, Rwanda |
Coordinates | 01°57′17″S 30°05′38″E / 1.95472°S 30.09389°E |
Owner | Ultimate Concept Limited |
Operator | Radisson Blu [1] |
Built | 2009 – 2016 |
Construction cost | $300 million [1] |
Theatre seating | 2,600 [1] |
Enclosed space | |
• Total space | 13.6 hectares (34 acres) [1] |
Website | |
http://www.kcc.rw |
The Kigali Convention Centre is a convention centre in Kigali, the capital and largest city in Rwanda. [2]
The convention centre is located on Highway KN5, adjacent to the KG2 Roundabout, about 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Kigali International Airport. [3] This is about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of the neighborhood of Kigali called Nyabugogo. [4]
In 2007, three Rwandan corporate investors pooled resources to build the real estate complex. They formed a company called Ultimate Concept Limited, to develop and own the centre. The centre has four major components:
Construction began in 2009 [1] and was completed in 2016. [5]
Ultimate Concept Limited, the owner-developer of the convention centre, is a Rwandan company whose ownership is as depicted in the table below: [1]
Rank | Name of Owner | Percentage Ownership |
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1 | Prime Holdings Limited | 50.0 |
2 | Social Security Fund of Rwanda | 25.0 |
3 | Rwanda Investment Group | 25.0 |
Total | 100.00 | |
Kigali Convention Centre | |
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Address | Kigali Roundabout, Kimihurura |
Location | Kigali, Rwanda |
Coordinates | 01°57′17″S 30°05′38″E / 1.95472°S 30.09389°E |
Owner | Ultimate Concept Limited |
Operator | Radisson Blu [1] |
Built | 2009 – 2016 |
Construction cost | $300 million [1] |
Theatre seating | 2,600 [1] |
Enclosed space | |
• Total space | 13.6 hectares (34 acres) [1] |
Website | |
http://www.kcc.rw |
The Kigali Convention Centre is a convention centre in Kigali, the capital and largest city in Rwanda. [2]
The convention centre is located on Highway KN5, adjacent to the KG2 Roundabout, about 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Kigali International Airport. [3] This is about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of the neighborhood of Kigali called Nyabugogo. [4]
In 2007, three Rwandan corporate investors pooled resources to build the real estate complex. They formed a company called Ultimate Concept Limited, to develop and own the centre. The centre has four major components:
Construction began in 2009 [1] and was completed in 2016. [5]
Ultimate Concept Limited, the owner-developer of the convention centre, is a Rwandan company whose ownership is as depicted in the table below: [1]
Rank | Name of Owner | Percentage Ownership |
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1 | Prime Holdings Limited | 50.0 |
2 | Social Security Fund of Rwanda | 25.0 |
3 | Rwanda Investment Group | 25.0 |
Total | 100.00 | |